Nature reserve · Minnesota
Plan a drive hereRipple River Wildlife Management Area, West Unit
OpenStreetMap · way/31656867
- Elevation, modelled
- 381 m
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road8.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:12local time
- Coordinates
- 46.4116, -93.6976
Ripple River Wildlife Management Area, West Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 381 m. The nearest named place is Ripple River Wildlife Management Area, Access Unit, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.1 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- 8.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 25.1 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic BywayNational
93 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 44
Parks: 34
- Hogsback Beach: 6.2 mi
- Aitkin City Park: 8.2 mi
- Aitkin County Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
- Aitkin County Parks: 9.0 mi
- Wayside Park: 9.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Northern Pacific Depot: 8.3 mi
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 13.0 mi
- Mille Lacs Indian Museum: 16.5 mi
- Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post: 16.5 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- VFW Tank: 9.0 mi
- Miler Castle: 24.2 mi
- Miller Castle: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Giant Walleye: 10.1 mi
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 10.5 mi
- Serpent Lake: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manganese: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- MN-210: McGregor Rest Area: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:25 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:40 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aitkin 2E, 8 mi away.
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